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The Best Episodes of McHale's Navy Season 2

Every episode of McHale's Navy Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of McHale's Navy Season 2!

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An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day the War Stood Still
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #1 - The Day the War Stood Still

    S2:E1

    During a search for some stolen goods, while McHale and the 73 Crew are out on a recon mission, Binghamton catches Fuji, and holds him as a spy. McHale and the boys then cook up a complicated plan to spring him.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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  2. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 2 - The Binghamton Murder Plot
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #2 - The Binghamton Murder Plot

    S2:E2

    After laying some unusually harsh punishments on McHale and the 73 Crew, Binghamton mistakenly gets the impression that McHale and his men are out to kill him.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 3 - McHale and His Schweinhunds
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #3 - McHale and His Schweinhunds

    S2:E3

    Parker is feeling somewhat depressed, after getting scared during a chase after a Japanese patrol boat, especially after Binghamton accuses him of cowardice. But Binghamton changes his mind, when Parker – During a test run, on the 73 – Spots a German U-Boat, and goes after it.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 4 - Is There a Doctor in the Hut?
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    #4 - Is There a Doctor in the Hut?

    S2:E4

    The boys need to get to New Caledonia, but Binghamton denies leave. He changes his mind, however, when he finds that Movie Star Rita Howard – On a brief layover at New Caledonia, and, of whom Admiral Rogers is a big fan – Has a ‘cousin' on Taratupa.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 5 - To Binghamton with Love
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #5 - To Binghamton with Love

    S2:E5

    McHale and The Crew are in hot water again, this time, over the mis-use of the 73. But Binghamton drops the charges, when he gets into a bit of hot water, himself, and needs help from McHale and the boys.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Danny Simon

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  6. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 6 - Have Kimono, Will Travel
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    #6 - Have Kimono, Will Travel

    S2:E6

    While trying to prevent McHale and the 73 Crew from putting on a show for the Taratupa personnel, Binghamton winds up in trouble along with McHale and the boys, and has to put on a show, himself, to help get them out of it.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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  7. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 7 - Today I Am a Man!
    7.7/10(60 votes)

    #7 - Today I Am a Man!

    S2:E7

    Parker requests a transfer, when a cute blonde Nurse he's involved with unintentionally demoralizes him. So, McHale, The Crew, and the Nurse work out a plan to make him feel better about himself.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 8 - Jolly Wally
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Jolly Wally

    S2:E8

    Eager to have a well-known War Correspondent do a story on him, Binghamton makes Parker – Who is the Correspondent's childhood friend – The Base PR Officer. But Parker's ideas for good press turn out to be not so good.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 9 - Scuttlebutt
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    #9 - Scuttlebutt

    S2:E9

    Tinker's best girl dumps him for a fighter pilot, so, Gruber, and the rest of the Crew fabricate a tall rumor, to build Tinker up, in the eyes of his sweetheart.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 10 - The August Teahouse of Quint McHale
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #10 - The August Teahouse of Quint McHale

    S2:E10

    Binghamton is stressed out, and long past due for a leave, and McHale and the boys have a special reason to make sure he gets one.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 11 - French Leave for McHale
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #11 - French Leave for McHale

    S2:E11

    McHale and the boys transport Binghamton to a staff meeting in New Caledonia, and, to keep them out of trouble, Binghamton confines them to the boat. But McHale grants the boys 3 hours unauthorized liberty, during which, they all get in trouble – Including McHale – And are thrown in jail. But their troubles double, when – During their incarceration – The 73 gets ‘borrowed'.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 12 - The Happy Sleepwalker
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #12 - The Happy Sleepwalker

    S2:E12

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 13 - A Letter for Fuji
    7.3/10(56 votes)

    #13 - A Letter for Fuji

    S2:E13

    The 73 Crew's heart-sick Japanese friend, Fuji, must get a letter to his best girl, back home in Japan. But, a secret mission to mail the letter from a Japanese-held island becomes complicated, when Fuji's letter gets mixed up in Binghamton's plan to distribute propaganda leaflets to the enemy.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 14 - My Ensign, the Lawyer
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #14 - My Ensign, the Lawyer

    S2:E14

    Tinker is arrested for the theft of Binghamton's printing press, and The Captain taps Parker to be Tinker's Defense Counsel, in a trial which Binghamton, himself, will preside over. Parker and McHale must then stall the proceedings, while Gruber and The Crew execute a plan to get Tinker off the hook, with a bit of creative evidence-tampering.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 15 - Orange Blossom for McHale
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Orange Blossom for McHale

    S2:E15

    A new Navy directive - Ordering all married Officers to be shipped home - Prompts Binghamton to scheme to get McHale married off to a shady saloon-keeper by the name of Kate O'Hara - An old friend of McHale's. But, neither Kate, nor McHale want to tie the knot, so they join forces, to try to thwart Binghamton's plan.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 16 - Creature from McHale's Lagoon
    7.0/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Creature from McHale's Lagoon

    S2:E16

    Gruber and the guys try to make some money with some phony pearl oysters, but their scheme backfires, when a greedy Binghamton takes over their operation. Then, when Chief Urulu muscles in on Binghamton's business, McHale and The Crew put a stop to the whole operation, by taking advantage of an old native superstition, and some Japanese technology.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Myles Wilder

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  17. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 17 - A Medal for Parker
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    #17 - A Medal for Parker

    S2:E17

    Major complications develop when the guys send a chapter of Parker's war novel - Including a highly fictionalized account of his sinking of the biggest battleship in the Japanese fleet - To Parker's hometown girlfriend, in an attempt to help him win her heart.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 18 - The Balloon Goes Up
    6.8/10(54 votes)

    #18 - The Balloon Goes Up

    S2:E18

    Binghamton is offered a promotion and transfer up to Fleet HQ, but must first reconcile a shortage in the base's equipment inventory. After all is accounted for, except for one item - A barrage balloon - McHale and The Crew must race against time, in order to locate it, and bring it in, in time for Binghamton to be shipped out.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 19 - Who'll Buy My Sarongs?
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #19 - Who'll Buy My Sarongs?

    S2:E19

    A business venture - Involving the manufacture and sale of sarongs to the Base personnel - Has the guys divided into two separate quarreling groups. When the feud escalates, Binghamton tries to take advantage of it's effect on them, during a PT Crew efficiency test - Their failure of which, would mean their being shipped out for re-assignment.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 20 - Evil-Eye Parker
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Evil-Eye Parker

    S2:E20

    When Binghamton refuses permission for McHale and The Crew to put on a big show, to raise funds for the local Orphanage, Parker uses his newly-acquired skill as a Hypnotist, to make The Captain more agreeable. But the scheme is complicated by the visit of a Senator from the Armed Services Committee.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 21 - The Great Impersonation
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #21 - The Great Impersonation

    S2:E21

    Parker - A dead-ringer for an important British General - Agrees to put his life on the line, by posing as The General, to divert the attention of spies, in New Caledonia, while the real General carries out a crucial invasion of a Japanese-held island.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 22 - Urulu's Paradise West
    6.4/10(45 votes)

    #22 - Urulu's Paradise West

    S2:E22

    Binghamton is ordered to purchase one of Chief Urulu's islands, for the construction of a radar station. But, Urulu - Knowing that he's got The Navy 'over a barrel' - Inflates the price of his real estate to ridiculous levels. So, McHale and The Crew try to help The Captain out, with a scheme to de-value The Chief's land.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 23 - Dear Diary
    7.1/10(54 votes)

    #23 - Dear Diary

    S2:E23

    Binghamton gets hold of Parker's diary, which includes details of the Crew's shady activities. After the guys steal the diary from The Captain's safe, Binghamton sets out to personally escort Parker to The Admiral. But, after falling into enemy hands, on the way, and being rescued by the 73 Crew, Binghamton changes his mind, after some gentle persuasion by McHale.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 24 - Babette Go Home
    6.5/10(50 votes)

    #24 - Babette Go Home

    S2:E24

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. McHale's Navy Season 2 Episode 25 - The Novocain Mutiny
    6.3/10(44 votes)

    #25 - The Novocain Mutiny

    S2:E25

    Fuji has a bad toothache, and McHale and The Crew must figure out a way to get him in to the Dentist, during an inspection tour of the Fleet Medical Officer.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Day the War Stood Still" is the best rated episode of "McHale's Navy" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Myles Wilder, it aired on 9/17/1963. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Binghamton Murder Plot".